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The Cleveland Browns are preparing for certainly one of their hardest challenges of the season.

Kevin Stefanski’s workforce will hit the highway to sq. off vs. the red-hot Washington Commanders within the nation’s capital, and so they gained’t have certainly one of their key defensive items for that sport.

The Browns positioned DE Alex Wright on the Injured Reserve (IR) listing.

Wright, who had been a key rotational piece on protection, not too long ago introduced on social media that he would miss the rest of the season after being unable to shake off a tricep damage.

So as to add insult to damage — actually — the league simply fined him over a success on Gardner Minshew.

Based on Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal, the league issued him a $7,743 high quality for his roughing the passer/blow to the pinnacle name vs. the Las Vegas Raiders’ quarterback within the third quarter of their prior sport.

#Browns DE Alex Wright fined $7,743 by the NFL Saturday for his roughing the passer/blow to the pinnacle of #Raiders‘ Gardner Minshew in third quarter of final Sunday’s sport.

— Chris Easterling (@ceasterlingABJ) October 5, 2024

The one constructive be aware is that the workforce bought certainly one of their key offensive linemen again.

They made the a lot of the roster spot left by Wright by activating G Michael Dunn.

He’s made 40 appearances (six begins) for the Browns since 2020, and with the best way the Browns’ offensive line has carried out to date, they might actually use a serving to hand.

The Browns additionally introduced that they elevated TE Geoff Swaim and CB Tony Brown II from the observe squad forward of Sunday’s matchup with Jayden Daniels.

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